Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a MusicalDaniel Evans, Sunday in the Park with GeorgeLin-Manuel Miranda, In The HeightsStew, Passing StrangePaulo Szot, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South PacificTom Wopat, A Catered Affair

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a MusicalKerry Butler, XanaduPatti LuPone, GypsyKelli O'Hara, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South PacificFaith Prince, A Catered AffairJenna Russell, Sunday in the Park with George

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a PlayBobby Cannavale, MauritiusRaúl Esparza, The HomecomingConleth Hill, The SeafarerJim Norton, The SeafarerDavid Pittu, Is He Dead?

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a PlaySinead Cusack, Rock 'n' RollMary McCormack, Boeing-BoeingLaurie Metcalf, NovemberMartha Plimpton, Top GirlsRondi Reed, August: Osage County

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a MusicalDaniel Breaker, Passing StrangeDanny Burstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South PacificRobin De Jesús, In The HeightsChristopher Fitzgerald, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young FrankensteinBoyd Gaines, Gypsy

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musicalde'Adre Aziza, Passing StrangeLaura Benanti, GypsyAndrea Martin, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young FrankensteinOlga Merediz, In The HeightsLoretta Ables Sayre, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific

Best Scenic Design of a MusicalDavid Farley and Timothy Bird & The Knifedge Creative Network, Sunday in the Park with GeorgeAnna Louizos, In The HeightsRobin Wagner, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young FrankensteinMichael Yeargan, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific

Special Tony AwardRobert Russell Bennett (1894-1981), in recognition of his historic contribution to American musical theatre in the field of orchestrations, as represented on Broadway this season by Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific.

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the TheatreStephen Sondheim

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Oh Leah. Leah. The Tony awards began broadcasting in the late 1960s and haven't missed a year on TV since. This year "June 15 is Broadway's night of nights! The American Theatre Wing's 2008 Tony Awards® will be broadcast on CBS beginning at 8/7c. Be here at TonyAwards.com beginning at 6:30 p.m. for a live webcast of the stars’ arrivals at Radio City Music Hall®, courtesy of NY1 News. Our exclusive live webcast of the pre-telecast awards begins at 7:15 p.m." Of course, you can always get Tony coverage here. ;)